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The winner of the
American Theatre Organ Society’s 2008 Young Theatre Organist Competition,
Jonathan Ortloff holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the
University of Rochester in organ performance and interdisciplinary
engineering. While at Eastman, he was a student of David Higgs and studied
improvisation under William Porter. Beginning piano at
age 3 and organ at age 10, Jonathan is largely self-taught at the theatre
organ, though he has coached with Bill Porter and visiting Rochester Theater
Organ Society artists. He made his theatre organ debut for RTOS in 2007 with
Bill Porter and has since performed for numerous theatre organ groups
throughout the East Coast and Midwest as well as two additional feature
performances in Rochester. Jonathan is currently
employed by Russell & Company Organ Builders of Chester, Vermont.
Planning to eventually open his own shop, he has, over the past eight years, worked
for some of the most renowned organ builders and restorers in the United
States including C.B. Fisk, Russell & Company, Paul Fritts & Company,
and Jonathan Ambrosino. Besides performing, building, and restoring, Jonathan writes on a variety of organ-related topics and his articles have appeared in the American Theatre Organ Society’s Theatre Organ and the Organ Historical Society’s The Tracker. While attending
school in Rochester, Jon served on the board of directors of the Rochester
Theater Organ Society, helped maintain the Society’s two organs, and is
currently a member of the Organ Historical Society’s Committee to Revise the
Guidelines for Restoration and Preservation. He is also directing the
restoration of Wurlitzer Opus 970, a 3/8 Style F Special, to be installed in
the Strand Theatre in his hometown of Plattsburgh, New York. |
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© 2009 Jonathan Ortloff |
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